Eve Arden Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Biography

Eve Arden was an American actor, radio personality, and stage artist whose career spanned around 6 decades. She was cast in a variety of roles in television shows and played Connie Brooks in the CBS sitcom Our Miss Brooks, Liza Hammond in the CBS sitcom The Eve Arden Show, Eve Hubbard in the NBC sitcom The Mothers-in-Law, and Clara Appleby in the variety comedy show The Red Skelton Show. In addition to that, her film credits include Song of Love, Stage Door, Cocoanut Grove, Having Wonderful Time, Letter of Introduction, Women in the Wind, The Forgotten Woman, Big Town Czar, Eternally Yours, At the Circus, A Child Is Born, Slightly Honorable, She Couldn’t Say No, Comrade X, That Uncertain Feeling, She Knew All the Answers, Whistling in the Dark, San Antonio Rose, Last of the Duanes, Sing for Your Supper, Bedtime Story, Obliging Young Lady, Hit Parade of 1943, Let’s Face It, The Kid from Brooklyn, One Touch of Venus, The Voice of the Turtle, Curtain Call at Cactus Creek, The Lady Takes a Sailor, We’re Not Married!, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, and The Strongest Man in the World.

Born Name

Eunice Mary Quedens

Other Name

Eve Arden

Age

She was born on April 30, 1908.

Died

On November 12, 1990, Eve Arden died of cardiac arrest and arteriosclerotic heart disease at the age of 82 at her home in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Resting Place

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Sun Sign

Taurus

Born Place

Mill Valley, Marin County, California, United States

Residence

She resided in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Nationality

Education

Eve Arden studied in a Dominican convent school in San Rafael, California. After that, she enrolled at Tamalpais High School, a public secondary school located in Mill Valley, California.

Occupation

Actor, Radio Personality, Stage Artist

Family

• Father – Charles Peter Quedens
• Mother – Lucille Frank (Milliner)
• Others – Charles Henry Augustus Quedens (Paternal Grandfather), Eunice Meta Dierks (Paternal Grandmother), Bernard Frank (Maternal Grandfather), Louisa Mertens (Maternal Grandmother)

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 7½ in or 171.5 cm

Weight

58 kg or 128 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Eve Arden dated –

1. Edward Grinnell Bergen (1939-1947)​ – She married Edward Grinnell Bergen in the year 1939 but the marriage ended in divorce in 1947.
2. Danny Kaye (1946-1949) – Eve Arden reportedly started going out with actor, comedian, television presenter, singer, and dancer Danny Kaye in 1946. They have previously worked together in the Broadway production of Let’s Face It! in 1941. The duo parted ways in 1949.
3. Brooks West (m. 1952; died 1984) – In 1952, Arden married actor Brooks West and they remained together until his death from a brain hemorrhage in 1984 at age 67. She gave birth to their son Douglas Brooks West on September 17, 1954.

Note – She adopted 3 children – two girls named Liza Beatrice West and Constance Lucille West and a boy named Duncan Paris West.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Eve Arden was of German and Danish descent.

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Husky voice
• Frequently played sarcastic characters

Brand Endorsements

Eve Arden was cast in TV commercials for –

• Scope mouthwash (1967)
• Imperial margarine (1973-74)

Eve Arden Facts

1. Her parents divorced due to her father’s gambling habits.
2. She co-starred as Ida Corwin in the melodrama/film noir Mildred Pierce in 1945 and this role got her nominated for an Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress”.
3. Eve Arden has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for Radio and Television.
4. In 1995, she was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
5. During the “Turner Classic Movies Summer Under the Stars”, Eve Arden was honored with a day of her filmography on August 23, 2021.
6. She was friends with actor Jane Wyman.

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